Population and Housing Census 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Botswana, 1981

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Reference ID

BWA_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Central Statistics Office, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Years since the absent household member's last visit (BW1981A_ABSYR)

Data file: BWA1981_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 191

End: 192

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">8. Duration since last visit</span><div class="i1">____ Years<br />____ Months</div>

Categories

Value	Category
00	Less than 1 year
01	1 year
02	2 years
03	3
04	4
05	5
06	6
07	7
08	8
09	9
10	10+
98	Unknown
99	NIU (not in universe)

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the years since the absent household member's last visit.

Universe

Botswana 1981: Absent citizens [discrepancies: none]

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Concept

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